Washington Might Compromise On Fuel Economy Standards Rollback

The Trump administration, which vowed to roll back Obama-era fuel economy standards to make cars more affordable might stop short of freezing these at 2020 levels, AP’s Tom Krisher reports, citing a statement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Authority. The NHTSA and the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday submitted their final rules on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy to the White House Office of Management and Budget. Details of these were not disclosed but the NHTSA issued a statement that said, among other things,…